Vanderbilt University, Medicine, Health and Society

Senior Lecturer of Medicine, Health, and Society: Interdisciplinary Humanities

The Center for Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) in the College of Arts & Science at Vanderbilt University invites applications for the position of Senior Lecturer (non-tenure-track). Interdisciplinary humanities educators with expertise in medical humanities, literature and medicine, rhetoric, poetics, or the intersections of medicine with literature, philosophy and the arts are particularly invited to apply.  Primary responsibilities include teaching and mentorship in undergraduate programs, participating in multidisciplinary research teams, and helping to build connections between MHS, the Vanderbilt Medical Center, and the Nashville community at-large.  MHS is an innovative multidisciplinary research and teaching center that applies humanities and social science methods to biomedical questions.  Review of applications will begin on January 7^th2013 and continue until the position is filled.  The appointment will begin fall 2013.  Ph.D. required by the time of appointment. The final candidate for this position must successfully complete a background check.  Vanderbilt has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and student body; the University is an equal opportunity employer and applications from women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged.  Applications, including a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, information on teaching effectiveness, and a sample of scholarly writing, should be addressed to Jonathan Metzl, Chair, MHS Search Committee, and submitted as a single pdf file via email to mhs@vanderbilt.edu.  Please add the applicant’s last name and“MHS Lecturer Application” to the subject line.  Three letters of recommendation should be sent separately, either via email or to the mailing address posted on the MHS website.  Further details about MHS can be found via our website, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/mhs.